Empower tct INC NEWSLETTER

Vol. 3, No. 12

DECEMBER

2023

Decoding Client Commitment Language: A Predictor of Drug Use Outcomes in Motivational Interviewing

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Check out this study that examined how client language in motivational interviews relates to drug use outcomes. Analyzing interviews with 84 drug abusers, commitment strength during the interview was found to be a key factor. Three groups emerged based on days abstinent: maintainers, changers, and strugglers. Commitment strength during the interview, influenced by desire, ability, need, and reasons, predicted post-interview abstinence, highlighting its role in shaping behavior.

Amrhein, Client Commitment Language.pdf

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EMDR Training: Integrating EMDR into Your Clinical Practice, 5-Day Intensive

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We are back IN-PERSON in Santa Barbara, CA (Goleta, to be exact) with our EMDR 5-Day Intensive training session scheduled for January 10-14, 2024. This is the first time we've been back to S.B. since the pandemic shut things down and it's possible it will be awhile until we are able to come back to this location again soon. Be sure you don't miss out! The registration deadline is December 31, 2023.

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Integrating MI & EMDR: Working with Complex Presentations (COD,SUD), Ambivalence, and Behavior Change

Check out our Virtual training, Integrating MI & EMDR: Working with Complex Presentations (COD,SUD), Ambivalence, and Behavior Change being held via Zoom on March 1st & 2nd, 2024 via Zoom. 

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EMDR Training: Integrating EMDR into Your Clinical Practice, 5-Day Intensive

Our in-person EMDR 5-day intensive training session is being held on March 20-24th, 2024 in San Francisco, CA. The registration deadline is March 10, 2024.

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EMDR Virtual Training: Integrating EMDR into Your Clinical Practice - 2-Part Training

We have a new Virtual EMDR 2-part training session scheduled for May 2-4, 2024 for Part 1 and June 6-8, 2023 for Part 2. These virtual trainings will be held via Zoom and hosted from Santa Barbara, CA. The registration deadline is April 25, 2024.

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EMDR Training: Integrating EMDR into Your Clinical Practice, 5-Day Intensive

Don't miss our in-person EMDR 5-day intensive training session being held on May 24 through May 28, 2024 in Olympia, WA. The registration deadline is May 14, 2024.

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HOW OUR EMDR BASIC TRAINING DIFFERS

EMPOWER Training, Consulting and Therapy Inc. guides and teaches you how to create a sense of safety with you so that the real work can be done.  Our current national and international pandemic and all that accompanies these uncertain times, requires skills and tools that clients can take home with them and expand their window of tolerance by utilizing what you will be able to teach them. In addition, we teach you how to keep your patients contained to a recent, present, future OR a past trigger, hence meeting them where they are willing and ready to go.  There are a lot of EMDR Basic Trainings out there and not all of them include the 10 hours of consultation required to complete the course in the price of one!  Do your research and reach out with any questions you might have before signing up for a training!
Looking forward to seeing you there!

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  • Basic Training Consultations are view phone calls, not video conferences.
  • To see specific times/dates for Basic Training Consulting, please visit this link and sign up. You will need to log into your EMDR Consulting account to be able to view and sign up. 
  • To join a call, log into your account 15 minutes prior to the start time. Click on the login button which will allow you to enter the phone number and Meeting ID.

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EMDR Certification Consultations are available in semi-private 1-hour sessions via phone or face-to-face, group or individual. 

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RESOURCES FOR YOU!

View OUR list of helpful resources here!

Join Julie Bjelland on "The Journey to Authenticity"!

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EMDR Clinician Listserv!

If you are a clinician that has started EMDR training, regardless of your training provider, there is an entire FREE Listserv dedicated just for you! Ask questions, get answers, and learn from each other via an online conversation. This is a valuable resource you'll want right away!

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Intensive Gambling Treatment

Refer CalGETS clients to get intensive outpatient and residential treatment. Call CalGETS at 1-800-GAMBLER or for those in Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, or Ventura Counties, call us at 805-266-3231.

Click on the files below for more information.

Intensive and Residential Services
Comparing EMDR with TF-CBT for treatment of PTSD.

Francine Shapiro's Library

Are you practicing EMDR with your patients? Are you curious around what disorders you can treat with EMDR? Check out Francine Shapiro’s library to find out more!

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Free Headspace for Teens

Headspace is free for all U.S. teens between the ages of 12-18 years old! This is a very valuable resource, especially with the mental health crisis that has affected so many of our young people during and throughout this pandemic.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

November A-Tip/CID Training

Congratulations to the participants that successfully completed our A-Tip/CID Training in November!

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LACOE Basic EMDR Training

Congratulations to the participants that completed our LACOE Basic EMDR Training!

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5-Day San Francisco EMDR Training

Congratulations to the participants that completed our 5-Day EMDR Training in San Francisco earlier this month!

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Thank you for reading the Empower TCT Newsletter. Feel free to contact us with feedback. We'd love to hear from you!

Have a happy winter and holiday season!

Thank you,
Larisa A. Traga, LCSW, CCDS, MAC
EMDRIA Approved Consultant
EMDR Consulting Trainer
MINT Certified Trainer
she/her/hers

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